Legal Mobilization under Authoritarianism
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Legal Mobilization under Authoritarianism

The Case of Post-Colonial Hong Kong

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Legal Mobilization under Authoritarianism

The Case of Post-Colonial Hong Kong

About this book

Legal mobilization is the process by which individuals invoke their legal rights and use litigation to defend or develop these rights against the government. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to this phenomenon as it occurs under authoritarian regimes. It is often suggested that, in such situations, legal mobilization is caused by the strategic interests of the ruling elites. Using the case study of post-colonial Hong Kong, where legal mobilization has by no means unfolded as political authorities would wish, Waikeung Tam casts doubt on this contention. To do so, he examines in depth why and how legal mobilization arises under authoritarianism. Tam analyses quantitative data of changes in the Hong Kong judiciary agendas over the last three decades and uses detailed interviews with activists, politicians, cause lawyers, judges and government officials to reveal the complex underlying socio-political forces at play.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781107031999
eBook ISBN
9781139604307
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Public Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Tables and Figures
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Part I
  5. Part II
  6. Part III
  7. Part IV
  8. Appendix 1 HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC POLICY LITIGATION THE PRIVY COUNCIL AND THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL DECIDED (1981-2010)
  9. Appendix 2 IMPORTANT LITIGATION BROUGHT BY PRO-DEMOCRACY POLITICIANS AND SOCIAL ACTIVISTS TO THE COURT OF APPEAL (COA) AND THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (CFI) (1981-2010)
  10. Appendix 3 LIST of interviewees (alphabetical by category)
  11. Bibliography
  12. Index